after that

Example Sentences

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The two presidents—Jefferson defeated Adams in 1800—and drafters of the Declaration of Independence died on the same day, 50 years after that document’s adoption.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026

“You can make a case a lot of things that happened after that wouldn’t happened had it not been for that 1989 team.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 7, 2026

Across the UK, young people can leave school at 16, but after that the rules vary.

From BBC • Jun. 7, 2026

Nikki’s interiority ceases only a moment after that fateful conversation about love and romance on the way home from the bar.

From Salon • Jun. 4, 2026

Soon might be tomorrow or the day after that.

From "Nim’s Island" by Wendy Orr